India: The Barren Coil

During a six-year U.S. Government mission in
India, Illinois-born Dr. Frank W. Parker, 67, was appalled by the millions
of sacred cows roaming the land, dangerously overgrazing the
fields, eating food desperately needed for human consumption. Because
of Hindu religious scruple, the cows can neither be slaughtered nor
eaten. There are even old cows' homes.

After his return to the U.S., Parker read about a new, inexpensive
contraceptive device consisting of a pliable, doubleS plastic coil
(TIME, July 31). "When I learned it worked on women," says Parker, "I
thought: why won't...